56511-9
Calcitonin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --2 minutes post XXX challenge
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Part Description
LP14649-5 Calcitonin
Calcitonin is a 32 amino acid polypeptide hormone that is produced in humans by the C cells of the thyroid. It acts to decrease the formation and absorptive activity of osteoclasts. Its calcium regulating roles is greater in children and in certain diseases than in normal adults. Calcitonin testing detects medullary carcinoma of thyroid gland, and evaluates calcium metabolism. Concentrations of calcitonin in plasma rise in patients with C cell tumors, and in some patieints with cancer of lung, breast and pancreas. It also rises in chronic renal failure, pernicious anemia, pregnancy at term and is higher in newborns.
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Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Calcitonin^2M post XXX challenge
- Property
- MCnc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Ser/Plas
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- Calcitonin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --2 minutes post XXX challenge
- Short Name
- Calcit 2M p chal SerPl-mCnc
- Display Name
- Calcitonin 2 Min post Unsp challenge [Mass/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Calcitonin 2 min after challenge, Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CHAL
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.29
- Last Updated
- Version 2.70 (MIN)
- Order vs. Observation
- Observation
Member of these Groups Get Info
LOINC Group | Group Name |
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LG50165-6 | Calcitonin^2M post XXX challenge| |
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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de-AT | German (Austria) | Synonyms: Calcitonin 2 Min (Pentagastrintest) |
el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Καλσιτονίνη^2 λεπτά κατόπιν πρόκλησης XXX: Synonyms: MCnc Καλσιτονίνη Πρόκληση |
es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Calcitonina^2 minutos pos provocación XXX: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Calcitonina ^2M después del desafío XXX: |
et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Kaltsitoniin^2 minutit pärast XXX manustamist: Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Plasma Seerum Seerum või plasma |
fr-CA | French (Canada) | Calcitonine^2 min post test de provocation XXX: |
fr-FR | French (France) | Calcitonine T02min après épreuve: |
fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Calcitonine^2 min post test de provocation XXX: Synonyms: hCT |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Calcitonina^2Minuti post XXX provocazione: Synonyms: 2 minuti dopo XXX stimolo Concentrazione di Massa dopo XXX provocazione Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma Stimolo Test di provocazione |
nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | calcitonine^2 min na XXX belasting: Synonyms: 2M na XXX belasting |
pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Calcitonina^2 min após administração de XXX: Synonyms: ; |
ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Кальцитонин^2 минуты после XXX пробы: Synonyms: Количественный Массовая концентрация Плазма Провокационная проба Сыворотка Сыворотка или Плазма Точка во времени; |
tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Kalsitonin^2dk snr XXX girişimi: |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 降钙素^在XXX刺激之后2分钟: Synonyms: 120Sec之后于XXX刺激; |
Example Units
Unit | Source |
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pg/mL | Example UCUM Units |
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